I managed to get the scope out last night for the first time in ten days. It was overcast with hazy gaps between the clouds and a blustery wind which tried very hard to disrupt my imaging. In a three hour session I only managed to add two M’s to my Messier Catalogue, M52 and M103. M103 was a replacement for a 1004x version of the cluster I had taken last year. Having the LX mod helped to capture the detail of this little cluster, and also picked up the colours which was nice to compare with the black and white original.

The effect of wind on the scope was very noticable, with maybe 1 in 2 frames spoiled by streaky stars. One day I’ll have an observatory to keep everything sheltered, but not until my numbers come up on the lottery!